£900,000 bill for Notts shale gas policing
Policing at two IGas shale gas sites in Nottinghamshire has cost nearly a million pounds, campaigners have revealed.
MSPs urge Scottish Parliament to end fossil fuel investments
A cross-party group of Scottish politicians has called on the Scottish Parliament to end its investment in fossil fuels.
Events diary – June 2019 and beyond
Events in June 2019 and beyond about UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and campaigning
Lancashire councillors can’t debate fracking for fear of bias accusations – leader
There are no circumstances in which Lancashire County Council could have a “meaningful debate” about the fracking industry, its Conservative leader has told DrillOrDrop.
“Great Wall of Ineos blocks Woodsetts views”
New proposals by Ineos have emerged for a 3m high noise barrier running for more than 100m alongside its site earmarked for shale gas exploration in the south Yorkshire green belt.
Guest post: Taking power
An investigation among people living near Cuadrilla’s Lancashire shale gas site has revealed that most believed fracking was bad for health, wildlife and the wider environment.
Treatment site confirmed for Cuadrilla fracking flowback fluid
Some of the waste flowback fluid from Cuadrilla’s fracking site in Lancashire was taken to a treatment centre in Leeds, the Environment Agency (EA) has confirmed.
Campaigners and oil company clash over protest injunction appeal
A legal challenge to restrictions on protests outside oil sites in southern England has prompted conflicting statements from an oil company and campaigners.
Minister responds to court ruling on fracking planning policy
The government has made its first public comment on the legal challenge which quashed a key section of planning policy on shale gas and fracking.
West Newton: Eviction costs and noise complaint
Eviction of monitoring camps outside an oil and gas site in East Yorkshire cost the county council a total of £33,983.34.
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